Walton is a small village and civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, retaining a distinctly rural character despite being part of the wider Leeds district. Set among farmland and rolling countryside, it feels like a traditional Yorkshire village rather than an urban suburb.
Historically the name Walton comes from Old English, essentially meaning a farmstead of the Britons, and the area still shows a mix of older stone buildings and modest modern housing. The local economy is largely agricultural with many residents commuting into Leeds and nearby towns; a tight-knit community, village amenities and occasional local events give it a quietly historic but lived-in social character.
Postcode districts covering Walton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Bradford 20.2 miles32.5 km
- York 10 miles16.1 km
- Wakefield 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Harrogate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Castleford 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Morley 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Dewsbury 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Batley 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Keighley 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Pontefract 16 miles25.8 km
- Yeadon 14.9 miles23.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorp Arch Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Wighill Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Boston Spa Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Clifford Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wetherby Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Healaugh Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Tockwith Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Kirk Deighton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Bramham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Walton
LS23 7DF, LS23 7FQ, LS23 7FP, LS23 7FN, LS23 7DQ, LS23 7DJ, LS23 7BF, LS23 7FR, LS23 7DH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.3 miles23 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.1 miles53.3 km
- Cattal Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Hammerton Railway Station 5.3 miles8.6 km
Hotels near Walton Ad
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 2.5 miles4 km
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 4.8 miles7.6 km
- The Blue Bell at Arkendale 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Bridge Hotel and Spa 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Middlethorpe Hall & Spa 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Kestrel by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Lime Tree Inn 5 9 miles14.5 km
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 1.9 miles3 km
- Saw Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles14.9 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Wentworth College College 10.9 miles17.5 km
- University of York University 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km